Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Allegany County in western Maryland... East central Garrett County in western Maryland... Central Mineral County in eastern West Virginia...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 250 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Frostburg to near Elk Garden, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
* Locations impacted include... Cumberland, Frostburg, Keyser, Westernport, Bel Air, La Vale, Fort Ashby, Lonaconing, Piedmont, Ridgeley, Cresaptown, Potomac Park, Wiley Ford, Eckhart Mines, Mount Savage, Rawlings, Ellerslie, Barton, Corriganville and Midland.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... MINERAL, WV
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Mineral County WV Emergency Management
Pine Swamp Rd
Keyser, WV 26726
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 304-788-1821
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning